5 Weeks: Feb 4th - 11th

Hey guys.  Sorry for the delay in posting on this update.  To make up for it, I've attached a ton of great photos to check out.  I'm very excited about where the process is getting to so far.  Also, I took some photos of my friend Colin and I will be giving you a post in a couple of days about his own personal Denim Journey.  I get very excited when I hear that my own love for denim has inspired someone else. I'll fill you in soon.  Until then.....

Stretch:  These guys have totally set it.  I'm definitely going to leave this part out for now.  I feel like they are not going to stretch any more at this point.  

Smell:  No doubt...I promise they don't stink.  I know most of you think I'm crazy.  But they don't!!!!  

Fade:  I think this is one of the coolest pairs of jeans I've owned so far.  I don't know if it is just the type of fabric (left hand twill) verses what I've purchased in the past, but these are fading fast.  Seriously.  It is surprising me quite a bit.  I will let the pictures speak for themselves.  Just one thing to note: on my back left pocket you are seeing the fade from my iPhone in an otter box.  On the right back pocket is my wallet.  Other than that, just geek out over how cool these initial fades are.  I didn't do any editing at all on these because I wanted them to be as natural as I could make them.  You are just looking at the denim.

Peace and Love,

~austin~

1 Month: Jan 28th - Feb 4th

I can't believe it's already been a month in my jeans.  Time flies man.  Here is my first official monthly recap.  I have already had a couple of things that have happened in these guys that I wish had not but kind of am glad because I feel like it gives it some good "authenticity" as we get more down the road here.  Since my last update last week, these jeans have been through 3 snows, sitting in frosting, and spilling a water bottle on them today.  Oh well.  It doesn't seem to have messed them up at all.  I was a bit worried about too much indigo bleeding out unevenly between the snows and me spilling half a bottle of water on them this morning, but it's not even obvious.  As for the icing, I just wiped it off with a rag and it came off just fine. :)  We spent the evening in West Philly with our friends Erich and Blaine for a super bowl party when we ran into a snow storm on the way back to their apartment.  I'm excited to document both of their Raw jeans.  They each are wearing APC's right now and in August, Erich and I will be making our way down to the shore to do a beach wash on his and I will definitely have every bit of that process documented for you all to enjoy.  So keep an eye out!  Also, because of my blog, I have inspired one of my friends to get into the Raw Denim scene.  My bud, Collin, got a pair of Naked and Famous Super Skinny Left Hand Twills.  I will be putting up shots of him in his new jeans very soon!

Stretch:
As of now, they fit the same.  Which is great.  I may leave this out unless I notice anything significant.

Smell: 
I know most of you don't believe me but they don't really smell any different.  As far as I'm concerned they smell like roses. ;)

Fade:
Some of these fades are getting some nice shape to begin to form.  They are still in the very beginning process of getting going, but I think these guys are going to yield some nice high contrast fades over the next year.  Ahhhh!  I can't wait.  You can see for yourself though.  The only new progress is some "ever so slight" fade in the honeycombs and some interesting butt fades underneath the back pockets.  Oh and in one of the shots, you can see where my iPhone is beginning to wear in my back left pocket.  We will see how these progress.

Until next week,
~austin~

Week 3 Update: January 21st - 28th

Week 3 has arrived and surprisingly, there are a few fades coming in pretty well.  Usually I don't notice any fading until about a month and a half into a new pair.  I guess because these are Left Hand Twill, the softer feel is allowing for faster bleed of the indigo.  This is kindof cool because it is yeilding some pretty quick and satisfying results early on, but I'm curious how these will hold up against the ins and outs of this year.  I'm hoping they get rocked!  Man vs cotton....who will win?

Fade:

The back pocket is fading and coming along.  You can almost make out the shape of my wallet.  Other than that, it's mostly just increased beginnings in the same areas so far.  You can see for yourself in the pictures.

Smell:

Honestly, they still don't really smell.  When they start to though, I'll be sure to document what I do.  (freezer, febreez, dryer sheets...)

Stretch:

There hasn't been any more stretching.  Which is good.  I really like where these landed in this area.  I love the Weird Guy fit from N&F.  Seriously.  It just works for my body type.

Peace and love,
~austin~